48th Session Of The UN Statistical Commission

48th Session Of The United Nations Statistical Commission

The official documents and webcast recordings of the 48th session of the Statistical Commission are available from the hyperlinks.

Agenda of the 48th Session of the UN Statistical Commission

Agenda item 2

Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters

Agenda item 3(a)

Items for discussion and decision: Data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Agenda item 3(b)

Items for discussion and decision: Transformative agenda for official statistics

Agenda item 3(c)

Items for discussion and decision: Regional statistical development in Europe

Agenda item 3(d)

Items for discussion and decision: Big data for official statistics

Agenda item 3(e)

Items for discussion and decision: Quality assurance in the global statistical system

Agenda item 3(f)

Items for discussion and decision: Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

Agenda item 3(g)

Items for discussion and decision: Integration of statistical and geospatial information

Agenda item 3(h)

Items for discussion and decision: Social statistics

Agenda item 3(i)

Items for discussion and decision: Statistics of drugs and drug use

Agenda item 3(j)

Items for discussion and decision: National accounts

Agenda item 3(k)

Items for discussion and decision: Environmental-economic accounting

Agenda item 3(l)

Items for discussion and decision: International Comparison Programme

Agenda item 3(m)

Items for discussion and decision: Business registers

Agenda item 3(n)

Items for discussion and decision: Tourism statistics

Agenda item 3(o)

Items for discussion and decision: Statistics for economies based on natural resources

Agenda item 4(a)

Items for information: Demographic statistics

Agenda item 4(b)

Items for information: Household surveys

Agenda item 4(c)

Items for information: Health statistics

Agenda item 4(d)

Items for information: Education statistics

Agenda item 4(e)

Items for information: Price statistics

Agenda item 4(f)

Items for information: Short-term economic statistics

Agenda item 4(g)

Items for information: Finance statistics

Agenda item 4(h)

Items for information: International trade and economic globalization statistics

Agenda item 4(i)

Items for information: Agricultural and rural statistics

Agenda item 4(j)

Items for information: Coordination of statistical programs

Agenda item 4(k)

Items for information: Statistical capacity-building

Agenda item 4(l)

Items for information: Statistical capacity-building

Agenda item 4(m)

Items for information: Follow-up to the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council policy decisions

Agenda item 6

Provisional agenda and dates for the forty-ninth session of the Commission

What is the UN Statistical Commission

The United Nations Statistical Commission, established in 1947, is the highest body of the global statistical system. It brings together the Chief Statisticians from member states from around the world. It is the highest decision-making body for international statistical activities especially the setting of statistical standards, the development of concepts and methods and their implementation at the national and international level.

The Statistical Commission oversees the work of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), and is a Functional Commission of the UN Economic and Social Council.

The Statistical Commission consists of 24 member countries of the United Nations, elected by the United Nations Economic and Social Council on the basis of an equitable geographical distribution. The term of office of members is four years.